Windows 10: Once again I lost my aol email account in Windows Mail app! Bug?

Suddenly, I just lost both my yahoo and aol email accounts in Windows Mail. I was able to add the yahoo email account but could not add the aol email account, it would not recognize my CORRECT aol email address and password.Something similar but different happened a while ago. My aiol email account deactivated and could not be reactivated. My yahho email was fine. For months I could not add the aol email and then, last month, it came back. Now, it's gone again. This is my main email account.I am non technical.

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Outlook trouble in Windows 10 handling AOL email

Hi Dave,

• Are you referring to Windows 10 Mail App?
• If yes, then is that an additional account?

If your AOL is an additional account in Windows 10 Mail App, then I suggest you to remove the account and reconfigure it and check the behavior. And if your AOL is primary a account, please get back to us for further assistance.

I suggest you to try the steps provided in the link below and check.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-in/windows-8/remove-account

Thank you

 

AOL mail not working with Windows 10 mail ?

Hello tynaskos, I’m Virginia an independent advisor here.

I’ve seen that error on accounts which have two-factor/step authentication where the user requires an app specific password which is entered in place of the account password.

Does the AOL account use this security feature?

If not then check the usual ‘suspects’: username & password, whether the account uses SSL & whether the port numbers are set correctly.

AOL Mail IMAP Settings

The IMAP settings for AOL mail are as follows:

AOL Mail IMAP server address: imap.aol.com

AOL Mail IMAP user name: Your full AOL Mail email address. For AOL email, this is your AOL screen name plus "@aol.com," such as "*** Email address is removed for privacy ***" (or @love.com, @games.com

AOL Mail IMAP password: Your AOL Mail password

AOL Mail IMAP port: 993

AOL Mail IMAP TLS/SSL required: yes

Enter these SMTP settings to send outgoing email through to your AOL Mail account from any email program.

Incoming Mail Server: imap.aol.com

SMTP Outgoing Server Address: smtp.aol.com. Set the port to 587

SMTP Username: "*** Email address is removed for privacy ***" (or @love.com, @games.com or @verizon.net)

SMTP password. The password you use to log in to AOL Mail

https://www.lifewire.com/what-are-aol-mail-imap...

Information on two-step authentication:

https://help.aol.com/articles/2-step-verificati...

 

Setting up AOL email with Windows 10

There are a couple of ways to do this.

1. AOL ist jetzt Teil von Verizon Media

2.

Here’s how to sync AOL e-mail with Windows 10 mail app 1. Remove you AOL account and add it again:

• in the Mail or Calendar app, select Settings
• Go to Accounts > Delete an account > select and delete the AOL account.

2. Check the server settings in the Mail app:

• Go to Settings > Accounts > select the AOL account
• Click on Mailbox Sync Settings and make sure the following settings are there:
  • IMAP Username: YourUsername@aol.com
  • Incoming Mail Server: imap.aol.com (Use port 143 for standard or 993 for SSL connections).
  • SMTP Outgoing Server Address: smtp.aol.com. Set the port to 587.
  • SMTP Username: YourUsername@aol.com.
  • SMTP Password: password you use to login to Windows 10 Mail app.

(courtesy of [Solved] Can’t sync AOL emails with Windows 10 Mail app